Don’t miss the Fundraising and Small Grants Workshop this Wednesday!
It’s vital training for Essex voluntary and community organisations on how to secure grants under £20k and write winning applications.
📆 Date: 24/11/2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 13:00
📍Location: Stanway Lakelands Centre, 2 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester, C038DX
To find out more and secure your spot visit – https://lnkd.in/eh-6z9FT
The Senior Centre Café, run by HSPS, takes place on the last Friday of every month, offering a friendly and welcoming space for older residents.
📅 Next Session: Friday 28 November 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: The New Senior Centre, The Hub, Gilden Park, Fieldfare Way, Harlow CM17 0GJ
(Behind the Linden store — free parking available along the road)
Attendees can look forward to an engaging afternoon featuring:
Chair Yoga
Refreshments & Games
A Health Talk from the Vision and Eye Research Institute on Diabetic Retinopathy, highlighting ways to reduce the risk of blindness and addressing global inequalities in eye health.
This session aims to:
Raise awareness about diabetic retinopathy and prevention strategies
Empower individuals and families to better manage diabetes and protect their vision
Everyone is welcome, and residents are encouraged to bring a friend along to enjoy the community atmosphere.
Limited places remain so book your place today! Use code FLASH15 at checkout.
📅 2nd December, 9.30am-1.30pm
📍 Online
👉 More info and tickets
This half-day session is for anyone who has previously completed the Qualified MHFAider® course. We recommend that MHFAiders® attend a Refresher course every three years.
The four-hour MHFA Refresher course gives you the chance to:
✅ Renew your skills
✅ Update your knowledge of mental health support
✅ Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
✅ Access three years of MHFAider® Support and Benefits
Essex County Council are pleased to announce the launch of two new resources this week designed to strengthen our collective work in reducing youth vaping and supporting young people affected by nicotine dependency.
Developed collaboratively by Essex Public Health and the Essex Safeguarding Children Board, and co-designed with secondary schools, this toolkit provides practical guidance, information, and tools for staff working with children and young people. It aims to support early intervention, informed conversations, and consistent approaches across education environments.
Created by the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service – Healthy Schools team, this resource has been shaped directly by insight gathered from parents and carers. It offers clear, accessible information to help families understand youth vaping, spot signs of use, and support young people to make healthy choices.
These toolkits form part of our wider youth vaping pilot programme and will sit alongside a new Essex Public Health youth vaping campaign, currently being developed in partnership with primary education settings.
What to expect from our Stretch and Relaxation group:
We’re looking forward to coming together with our stakeholders to reflect on a year of empowering individuals.
We’ll be celebrating our achievements, discussing our challenges and looking ahead to the future of Renew.
Join us for:
-Keynote speech: ‘Neurodivergence & Mental Health’ Paula Farrow, CEO and Founder of MyOTAS (My Own Time and Space)
-Festive refreshments and performances
-Important governance updates
Please register your interest by Friday 14 November 2025
RSVP – Renew AGM – Fill in form
Monday 1 December 2025 • 12.00pm
Location TBC
Chelmsford
We can’t wait to see you there!
This World Kindness Day (13th November), why not spread kindness in your local community?
🌍 Find volunteering opportunities
🤝 Connect with support organisations
💬 Join groups making a difference
All at The Essex Map: https://www.essexmap.co.uk/
Kindness is better when shared
We’re pleased to share that the first Chelmsford Inclusive Dementia Cinema Screening will take place on Tuesday 9 December at Chelmsford Theatre, featuring the festive classic Miracle on 34th Street.
This relaxed and dementia-accessible screening is designed with people living with dementia, their families and carers in mind, creating a welcoming and comfortable environment to enjoy a film together.
About the Screening
Doors will open at 12pm, with tea, coffee and cake available for a small donation.
The film will begin at 1pm, with a short interval partway through for comfort and movement.
The lights will be slightly raised, the volume gentle, and attendees are free to move around or talk if needed. Extra staff and clear signage will be in place to support a calm, friendly experience, and there is an accessible route into the studio.
Film: Miracle on 34th Street
The holiday season begins when a warm, twinkle-eyed gentleman is hired as Macy’s store Santa and insists his real name is Kris Kringle. His presence brings kindness, joy, and a touch of Christmas magic to everyone he meets.
Tickets – Book Tickets HERE
Tickets are £2 per person.
Dementia Accessible Cinema: Miracle on 34th Street – Chelmsford Theatre
Resource Tote Bags – Contributions Welcome
The Chelmsford Inclusive Dementia Community Network is preparing 50 resource tote bags for attendees to take away. If your organisation can contribute service information, activity details, or small practical items that may support people living with dementia or their carers, these would be very welcome.
To discuss contributions, please contact:
Karla Smith – Karla.Smith2@careuk.com
Kelly Coombs – kelly.coombs@ceessex.org.uk